Teaching Reading and the Content Areas - Professional Development Videos

Grades 1 to 3

Illustrating a comprehensive and balanced literacy approach to teaching!

Prepare students to read in the content areas of science, social studies, and math while encouraging them to learn at their own pace and reading stage. See real teachers with varied experience successfully integrate their content and literacy instruction. Using Sundance Reading PowerWorks™ books, these videos provide professional development techniques that can be implemented with any teacher-selected materials. Features commentary from literacy experts Dr. Brenda Parkes and Dr. John Savage.

Video 1: An Introduction to Comprehensive and Balanced Literacy in the Classroom Introduces balanced literacy through classroom scenes with educators' commentary

Video 2: Classroom Management: Assessment, Grouping, and Using Literacy CentersRoutines and procedures are explained and modeled, showing the relationship of each component in a balanced literacy classroom

Plus, a step-by-step 32-page Workshop Guide is included on how to use the videos for professional development workshops and "train the trainer" sessions—providing black-line masters, discussion questions, and hand-outs.